APPLETON - Scott Schreiber was drafted by the Houston Astros in the ninth round of the Major League Baseball draft Tuesday.

Schreiber, a former Kimberly High School and University of Nebraska standout, was taken with the 282nd overall pick.

"It’s pretty cool," Kimberly coach Ryan McGinnis about Schreiber. "I'm really, really happy for him. We were talking before the game about it. They don't come better than Scott Schreiber. He’ll do well. He’ll make any organization better. Not just on the field. But off the field and the way he conducts himself. That’s awesome and that’s just really cool."

Schreiber earned second-team all-Big Ten honors at first base this season when he batted .369 in 52 games. He hit 18 home runs, had 48 RBI and 13 doubles.

The 22-year-old Schreiber is one of 25 semifinalists this year for the Golden Spikes Award, which is given annually to the top collegiate baseball player in the nation. The finalists will be announced Wednesday.

Schreiber made the Big Ten All-Freshman Team in 2015 and was first-team all-Big Ten in 2016 and 2017.

He was a three-time academic all-Big Ten selection who graduated this spring with a degree in mechanized systems management.

Schreiber was drafted in the 26th round in 2017 by the Tampa Bay Rays but opted to return to college for his final season.